BBH CERT 

The Brecksville Broadview Heights Community Emergency Response Team

 

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Ohio Community Emergency Response Team
Training Recognition Program

CERT – Advanced

Required Courses
 E428 CERT Train the Trainer or CERT Program Manager
 IS 101.x – Deployment Basics
 IS 200 – Basic Incident Command
 IS 240 – Leadership and Influence
 IS 241 – Decision Making and Problem Solving
 IS 242 – Effective Communication
 IS 244 – Developing and Managing Volunteers

Elective Courses – Electives taken to achieve Intermediate CERT Certificate cannot be used to obtain Advanced CERT Certificate. (Must take a minimum of 5)
 IS 120 – Introduction to Exercise
 G 146 – Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
 G 191 – Incident Command System/Emergency Operations Center Interface
 G 202 – Debris Management
 G or IS 230 – Fundamentals of Emergency Management
 G or IS 235 – Emergency Planning
 G or IS 265 – Basic Instructional Skills
 G or IS 271 – Hazardous Weather and Flood Preparedness
 G 288 – Local Volunteer and Donations Management
 G 290 – Basic Public Information Officers
 G 361 – Flood Fight Operations
 G 386 – Mass Fatalities
 IS 703 – NIMS Resource Management
 G or IS 775 – EOC Management and Operations
 Q 890 – Introduction to Emergency Response to Terrorism
 Advanced First Aid
 CERT Animal Response Module I and II
 Hazardous Materials Awareness
 NASAR Introduction to Search and Rescue
 NASAR Fundamentals of Search and Rescue
 NASAR Advanced Search and Rescue
 Psychological First Aid
 Shelter Operations/Management
 Volunteer Reception Center
 Weather Spotter/Skywarn
 Wilderness First Aid
*Completion of the following courses from the Advanced CERT Curriculum will also earn the CERT volunteer the Professional Development Series Certificate from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute.
 IS 120 – Introduction to Exercises
 IS 230 – Fundamentals of Emergency Management
 IS 235 – Emergency Planning
 IS 240 – Leadership and Influence
 IS 241 – Decision Making and Problem Solving
 IS 242 – Effective Communication
 IS 244 – Developing and Managing Volunteers
* Courses starting with IS are FEMA Independent Study courses and can be found at http://training.fema.gov/IS/.
* Courses starting with G and classroom based courses that are periodically available through the Ohio Emergency Management Agency or County Emergency Management Agencies. Course information can be found at http://coursemill.ema.state.oh.us/CourseCalendar/Courses.aspx.

* The Course Q 890 – Introduction to Emergency Response to Terrorism is offered by U.S. Fire Administration and is available at www.usfa.fema.gov/nfa/nfaonline/browse/terrorism.shtm.
Submission Information The CERT Sponsoring Organization Point of Contact or local CERT Program Manager may mail completed forms to Ohio Emergency Management Agency, c/o Readiness & Response Branch, 2855 W. Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235 or email it to ohiocitizencorps@dps.state.oh.us. Submissions will be accepted each quarter with the submission of the Ohio Citizen Corps Quarterly Report.